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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventor:
John Kenneth Adams, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 3/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shower base for a shower assembly comprising a floor, a drain cavity, and a transition. The floor includes an end and at least one side. The drain cavity is disposed at the end, and the drain cavity is recessed downwardly relative to the floor to capture water therein. The transition connects the end of the floor to a portion of the drain cavity. The transition comprises a first section having a compound radius that varies in size along the first section, wherein the first section extends outwardly from a vertex to the at least one side of the floor, and where the first section is directly connected to the end of the floor.